Pfeffer's cranch squid
Helicocranchia pfefferi
- Usual depth97–1,088 m
- Water temperature13–29 °C
- Best monthsJune and September
- How commonRare
About this species
Helicocranchia pfefferi, the banded piglet squid, is a small squid of the genus Helicocranchia. Adults of this species are mesopelagic.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Helicocranchia pfefferi”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 13 records
- February: 7 records
- March: 19 records
- April: 25 records
- May: 13 records
- June: 31 records
- July: 14 records
- August: 18 records
- September: 43 records
- October: 18 records
- November: 6 records
- December: 2 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 97–1,088 m · Deepest record: 3,610 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 13–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Pfeffer's cranch squid, Piglet squid, Banded Piglet Squid, piglet squid
Names in 1 more languages
- Japanese
- ゴマフホウズキイカ
Other scientific names: Helicocranchia beebei
Similar species
Cockatoo squidCranchia scabra
Pacific Leach's cranch squidLeachia pacifica
Colossal squidMesonychoteuthis hamiltoni
- Deepsea squid
Bathothauma lyromma
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 295 open-data records from 1905 to 2006.
- Species data updated November 3, 2026.
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